Swedbank - exterior

This Swedish bank aims to translate some of the companies values - openness, simplicity and care into its design. The language of the project is heavily infused with Scandinavian simplicity and emphasis on a dynamic work environment focused on socialization, brought in by the transparency of its spaces.

The program of the bank is divided by means of a zig-zag layout, which allows the workers to work closely together and denies office hierarchies found in average office environments; it also shortens distances allowing visual contact between the employees and minimizing unused working space areas.

The clients were also taken into consideration in the design, as every aspect of the public areas of the bank is meant to make the client feel comfortable and a part of the institution.